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Coastal Processes 2- Depositional features

The document discusses various coastal depositional features, including beaches, spits, tombolos, sand bars, sand dunes, and salt marshes. It explains how these features are formed through processes like longshore drift and the accumulation of sediments. Additionally, it highlights the characteristics and variations of materials found in these coastal environments.

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Coastal Processes 2- Depositional features

The document discusses various coastal depositional features, including beaches, spits, tombolos, sand bars, sand dunes, and salt marshes. It explains how these features are formed through processes like longshore drift and the accumulation of sediments. Additionally, it highlights the characteristics and variations of materials found in these coastal environments.

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COASTAL

DEPOSITION
By R Musembwa
DEPOSITIONAL FEATURES
 i) Beach
 ii) Spit
 iii) Tombolo
 iv) Sand bar
 v) Sand dunes
 vi) Saltmarsh
BEACHES
 A zone of deposition, usually consisting of loose
sediments such as sand and gravel along the
sheltered part of a coast.
 Although beaches usually consist of sandy
materials, they can also be formed from broken
coral pieces, broken shells, small stones and black
volcanic sand.
 The size and composition of the materials on the
beach vary greatly and may change over time
according to change in weather conditions.
 Generally the finer materials are deposited nearer
the sea and the coarser materials further inland.
 During calm conditions, fine materials are
deposited further up the coast and the coarser
materials are deposited nearer to sea.
BEACHES
 In bays the
waves diverge
outwards.
 The wave energy
is dissipated
creating a low
energy
environment
hence deposition
to form beaches.
SPIT
 A spit is a long narrow ridges of sand or
shingle running out from the coast with
one end attached to the land.
 They are formed by longshore drift.
When there are abrupt changes in the
direction of the coastline, the longshore
drift continues to transport the materials
in the original direction into the sea.
 The materials are deposited in the sea
where they accumulate over time.
Eventually, the accumulated materials
will appear above the surface of the
water forming a spit.
TOMBOLO
 A spit that connects A spit has one
end connected to a mainland while
the other end projects out into the
sea.
 If an Island lies near the mainland
where the split is formed, the spit
may continue to expand until it
joins the island to the mainland.
 In this case, a new landform is
formed known as Tombolo.
SAND BAR, SAND DUNES,
SALTMARSH
 iv) Sand Bar: Bars are ridges of sand
and other materials that run roughly
parallel to the coast.
 v) Sand dunes: Sand dunes are a
distinctive coast features but they are
caused by the wind, not the sea. Sand
blown up from the beach develops into
small hills, which is known as sand
dunes.
 vi) Saltmarsh: A salt marsh is a type of
marsh found in the intertidal transition
between land and ocean. They are also
called tidal marshes or saltings.
SPITS AND SALT
MARSHES
Salt marsh

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